I created a safe zone in the nightmare world.

Shi An could tell that the leader of the Nest Trees intended to defect.

However, his safety zone's principle is to remain neutral. He will not and does not want to interfere in the internal affairs of these forces, unless some forces engage in acts such as sacrifice or massacre, which are already anti-social and anti-human behavior.

"But then again..."

Shi An was self-aware; his decision not to intervene was not out of any sense of nobility.

His initial purpose in establishing the safe zone was simply to provide himself with some protection and avoid dying in the nightmare world in a daze like ordinary dream sufferers.

Guiding members to conquer nightmares is simply a way to make money.

Issuing missions and providing support to Baijiang City are simply ways to protect their own living environment.

Shi An is neither noble nor does he want to be a moral saint. Of course, he also hopes that he can have more forces at his disposal.

He wasn't entirely without ideas about campsites like Chaoshu Village and Qinghu Village.

"But my safe zone is a flat, loose but huge alliance."

"Accepting the Nest Tree Chief's allegiance and standing against Gray Earth Town? There's no need for that."

He wants these camps in Nest Tree Village.

He also wants the top power in the nightmare world of Gray Earth Town.

This is not contradictory.

As more and more Dreamers choose to apply for membership and enter the vast system of the Safe Zone, an overwhelming trend is formed. Shi An knows that Red Maple Town in the central part of the Whispering Forest is now strictly prohibiting Dreamers under its jurisdiction from going to the Safe Zone. However, within the Red Maple Alliance, forces such as Giant Tree Camp and Stone Village Camp have already sent many people to the Safe Zone and become members.

These people are improving at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Those Dreamfall experts who had been stuck at the Third Refinement Realm for a long time, who were either unsure of passing the Transcendent Ritual or lacked a solid foundation, now have the possibility of breaking through to the Transcendent Realm.

After some time, both Stone Village Camp and Giant Tree Camp have seen significant improvements... Can Red Maple Town continue to remain "closed off"? This is the trend of the times.

Therefore, Shi An didn't need to accept Nest Tree Camp's offer of allegiance at all; Nest Tree Camp was already in his grasp.

"Manager, another extraordinary expert has come to visit, and this one's identity is rather special."

Luo Susu found him again.

"Oh? What's so special about it?"

"This person is from the Ark Salvation Society. He is the vice president of the society. He seems to have come secretly and said he has important matters to discuss."

Did they come secretly again?

Could this be yet another force that wants to pledge allegiance to?

Shi An thought to himself that his safe zone had indeed become famous, and people were coming to surrender from time to time.

He neither rejected nor agreed to the Nest Tree Camp.

But Shi An was actually quite interested in the Ark Salvation Society.

"A power that possesses wonders."

"I often heard about this force when I was in Baijiang City. It's a major force that's on par with the Wizard's House, the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, and the Baijiang Research Institute."

"It is said that the Salvation Society acts in a somewhat extreme and mysterious manner. Even during the last major disaster in Baijiang City, the Salvation Society was nowhere to be seen."

Soon, Shi An met the person who had come.

A young man wearing glasses.

The young man looked refined and scholarly, like a researcher.

However, Shi An knew very well that this young man was a late-stage Transcendent Realm expert—within the safe zone, no one could be hidden from his eyes—this young man was already much stronger than Director Yan and Ms. Luo.

"Hello, store manager. I am Tian Hua, the vice president of the Ark Salvation Society, codenamed 'Spring Rain'."

As she spoke, Tian Hua was also observing the store manager.

The Safe Zone only truly came into the Salvation Society's view after the great disaster in Baijiang City. However, Tian Hua had noticed the Safe Zone long before. This was because, like the Salvation Society, the Safe Zone's mission was also to help and save humanity.

But the more Tian Hua learned about the safe zone, the more shocked he became.

Open up passageways;

Establish shelters;

Cultivating dreamers;

Gather the power of those who have fallen into nightmares to conquer nightmares and quell calamities.

Since its inception, the Safe Zone has accomplished countless feats, with saving Baijiang City being just one of the larger ones. What surprised him even more was that the Safe Zone had truly changed society, transformed the precarious situation of the Dreamers, and carved a path through the chaotic gray fog. Tian Hua had thoroughly researched the Safe Zone and understood that it wasn't just paying lip service; it was genuinely taking action and fighting for humanity. But what about their Ark Salvation Society?

It claims to be a savior, and after being established for over a year, what has it actually done?

"President Tian seems to have come here specifically for this purpose? Please feel free to speak your mind," Shi An said.

Tian Hua continued, "The store manager has excellent insight. I've come here today hoping that the Salvation Society can play its due role under your leadership." He didn't probe; he went straight to the point.

Shi An pondered for a moment and said:

"Do you represent the entire Ark Salvation Society, or just yourself?"

Tian Hua's expression changed slightly. After a long pause, he spoke: "I can only speak for myself and for a portion of the Ark Salvation Society who still hold fast to their original aspirations." He paused and said, "Allow me to tell you some things about our Ark Salvation Society."

The Ark Salvation Society was established in the first month after the fall of Baijiang City.

At the time, they felt that the future of Baijiang City was bleak. Coincidentally, the guild leader possessed the wonder "Ark of Salvation" and proposed a grand plan to build an ark for salvation. They hit it off immediately.

The mission of the Ark of Salvation is to create a mobile camp capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people in order to preserve the human race.

This is a doomsday self-rescue project.

For this reason, the Salvation Society constantly conducts research, experiments, and acquires resources. Sometimes their actions are rather extreme, and some experiments have even caused casualties... Tian Hua can understand and accept all of this.

In the face of the apocalypse, there is no perfect solution.

But what Tian Hua couldn't accept was...

"I don't know if the original intention has changed, or if the president was just using the guise of saving the world from the beginning. Lately, I've come to understand more and more of the president's actions."

"The city of Baijiang suffered a major disaster some time ago and was on the verge of destruction, which our Salvation Society was certainly aware of. I thought that even in the worst-case scenario, the Salvation Society could at least help with the rescue and save a group of survivors. But the chairman refused. He said that the Salvation Society only wanted elites, and that the Salvation Society could not take risks for some ordinary people."

"It's not that I can't understand, but our Salvation Society could have done so much more, some of which would have been so easy. For example, we could have used the Ark of Salvation to transport the survivors from those Nightmare World villages, instead of just picking up a few people from each place and calling it the Fire Seed Project." Tian Hua became more and more agitated as she spoke.

He continued, "The Ark of Salvation is like a moving island, a first-rate wonder. It can travel across regions and move freely through the gray fog without attracting any strange attention. On the Ark, a miniature ecosystem can be easily built, achieving self-sufficiency, unlike many camps that struggle to even meet their basic food needs."

"Previously, the Salvation Society's actions were just a bit extreme, but since the 'False Man Disaster,' the White River City Countermeasures Bureau has stopped providing unconditional support to the Salvation Society. I can understand that."

He said, "The Salvation Society's indifference to the crisis in Baijiang City is definitely causing dissatisfaction among the higher-ups in the Countermeasures Bureau. More importantly... previously, the Salvation Society was seen as the only way out by the Baijiang leadership, so they turned a blind eye to some of the Salvation Society's overstepping boundaries. But now..."

A safe zone suddenly appeared.

In the eyes of Baijiang's leadership, the safe zone would serve as a fallback option should a catastrophic disaster strike. Furthermore, the safe zone regularly assists numerous Dreamers and improves the environment surrounding Baijiang City.

They should make their choice without the slightest hesitation.

"After that incident, the Countermeasures Bureau still provided some support to the Salvation Association, but much less, and they had to follow the rules. It was from that time that the chairman started acting increasingly strangely..."

This is a young man who originally wanted to fight for the cause of saving Baijiang City, but was heartbroken.

Shi An understood Tian Hua's thoughts.

The Ark of Salvation is a wonderful thing; it is one of the very few wonders that can directly help and rescue survivors.

The Ark was a waste in the hands of that chairman, who used the guise of saving the world to pursue his own interests, which was even more shameless.

But Shi An remained silent.

At this moment, Tian Hua spoke again, revealing a shocking secret.

"Some time ago, the guild leader made a deal with the intelligent and bizarre 'Mantis People.' I don't know what the guild leader traded, but the bargaining chip he used was information about Lin Dong City! Furthermore... that person even sent something into Lin Dong City!"

Shi An sat up a little straighter.

He originally did not want to interfere in the internal affairs of the Ark Salvation Society, but then again, if someone is a traitor... everyone should kill them!

How do you know all this?

"Because that person never leaves the Ark, and he can't hide things from me about the outside world."

Tian Hua produced evidence.

This is evidence of the presence of intelligent mantises inside the Ark, and of mantises appearing around Lin Dong City.

Speaking of which... Shi An had indeed heard that someone had discovered traces of intelligent and eerie mantis-like beings in the area surrounding Lin Dong City.

"What do you want to do?"

"The Ark of Salvation should not fall into the hands of traitors, nor will I possess it."

Tian Hua said this to assure everyone that she was not acting out of selfish motives.

He then revealed information about the Salvation Society's president.

The president's real name is unknown, his code name is "Mingguang", and he is a late-stage extraordinary powerhouse.

"But while on the Ark of Salvation, he is stronger than a Great Perfection Transcendent. In addition, the guild master never allows too many strangers or famous experts to set foot on the Ark."

Shi An pondered for a moment.

"You can post a secret mission on the platform and only send it to a few premium members. Don't worry about leaks. Besides..." Shi An called over Li Feng and Xiao Xue.

Two days later.

Somewhere in the pale wasteland.

A gray fog swirled around, resembling thick clouds.

Above the clouds, a massive ark hovered silently. Many strange creatures flew by, and in the distance, a terrifying supernatural being was perched atop a tall building, but none of these creatures cast their gazes in this direction.

It's as if the Ark never existed.

Tian Hua, familiar with the route, climbed back to the ark from the high-rise building that served as the "dock" along the rope.

Several unfamiliar faces followed behind him.

It is Xuanjian, Xixue, Chen Baichuan, Black Spade, Lifeng, and Xiaoxue.

Xuan Jian, Xi Xue, and Chen Baichuan were not wearing organization uniforms, but rather ordinary clothes.

"Vice President, who are these people?"

"These are the experimental volunteers I brought back. Where is the president?"

Tian Huagang asked.

In the distance, the guild leader, Mingguang, walked onto the deck, followed by several powerful figures exuding a murderous aura.

They are all extraordinary experts recruited by Chairman Mingguang from various forces.

Mingguang's gaze swept over them: "Volunteer materials? Those were the helpers you called in, weren't they? Extraordinary powerhouses?"

He knew it from the very beginning.

It was precisely because he knew that Zhu Chenying and Director Du were not among these people that he allowed them to board the ark.

"But it can certainly be used as material; my experiments are lacking extraordinary material."

"With these extraordinary materials, I might be able to create a fusion entity with extraordinary combat power."

The president murmured.

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible light shield enveloped the entire ark deck.

At the same time, a heavy pressure also descended from all directions.

Tian Hua's entire body sank, and the flow of his internal magical power became extremely slow.

In this state, even a late-stage Transcendent expert like him might not be able to unleash the power of an early-stage Transcendent.

This is the terrifying power of Chairman Mingguang, or rather, this wonder!

"We've been discovered."

His heart sank.

Looking across the entire deck, apart from the two guards, there were hardly any other people to be seen.

The area had been cleared out; his confidants and acquaintances from within the organization were nowhere to be seen. Instead, dozens of men armed with cursed weapons were pointing them at their leader's men.

President Mingguang waved his hand and ordered the extraordinary individuals behind him, "Take them down. And make sure they're alive."

Tian Hua looked grave.

Xi Xue, Xuan Jian, Chen Baichuan, and the others showed no fear.

They ignored everything and started fighting.

However, the invisible pressure made them feel as if they were fighting in handcuffs and shackles, and for a time they were at a disadvantage.

"Great, great material."

President Mingguang murmured.

He then looked at the two who had not yet made a move, especially the bloody handprints covered in bandages.

At that moment, the bandage broke open.

Strands of blood mist seeped from the bandaged man's body, swirling around him.

"Blood Demon Incarnation!"

"Bloodlust!"

His blood was boiling, and the magical power contained within Xiao Xue's body continued to rise.

8....9.1...200...….

The momentum is rising!

The curse is becoming increasingly terrifying!

A crimson stream of air surged upwards, accompanied by crackling sounds—the sounds of invisible constraints being broken and shattered. President Mingguang's expression changed drastically.

"No need to capture them alive!"

"Fire! Fire immediately!"

Special bullets imbued with magical power shot out, piercing into Xiao Xue's body with a series of crackling sounds, exploding into bursts of blood.

It grinned, as if it were enjoying itself.

next moment,

"Smack!"

Little Blood snapped his fingers.

Instantly, dozens of armed Dreamers in the distance exploded in a cloud of blood and collapsed in an instant.

Several extraordinary members of the Salvation Society around them also trembled.

Little Blood rushed over.

One punch.

Blood bursts.

"Bang!"

The extraordinary thug's entire body exploded into pieces.